When do we celebrate the independence day of our country?
Independence Day of the Philippines, also known as Araw ng Kalayaan (Tagalog for "Day of Freedom"), is annually celebrated on June 12. It is the national day of the Philippines commemorating the start of the Philippine Revolution, which was a revolt against the Spanish in the Philippines on June 12, 1898. The country's independence was recognized in the Treaty of Paris signed on December 10, 1898, between the First Philippine Republic and the United States. However, the Philippines remained a colony of the United States until 1899.